Bazely Street, E14

Bazely Street was originally Bow Lane.

All Saints is the DLR station serving Chrisp Street Market.

Chrisp Street Market was the first purpose-built pedestrian shopping area in the United Kingdom, rebuilt as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Chrisp Street Market was designed by Frederick Gibberd and since 1997 it has been in a conservation area.
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As Bow Lane, Bazely Street dates from 1686 and was named after the Reverend Thomas Bazely, a nineteeth century rector 1839-1860. The route the east continued to be called Bow Lane and continued northwards and curved around to join Robin Hood Lane.

After being built up by the East India Company in the early 19th century, Poplar Council built housing in the 1950s on extensive bomb sites.

45-51 Bazely Street is a te rrace built in the 1830s by Hugh Mackintosh, East India Dock contractor and originally named Mary Place for his wife.

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Giraud Street, E14

Added: 16 Feb 2021 13:41 GMT

Giraud Street
I lived in Giraud St in 1938/1939. I lived with my Mother May Lillian Allen & my brother James Allen (Known as Lenny) My name is Tom Allen and was evacuated to Surrey from Giraud St. I am now 90 years of age.

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Saints’ Church All Saints’ is a church in Newby Place, Poplar.

All Saints’ Church

Chrisp Street Market Chrisp Street Market is the central marketplace and town centre of Poplar.

Chrisp Street Market

La Trompette Poplar Baths is a former public bath house dating from 1933.

La Trompette

St Matthias Old Church St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654.

St Matthias Old Church

Tower Hamlets College Tower Hamlets College is a large further education and a constituent college of New City College.

Tower Hamlets College

NEARBY STREETS

, E14 Holmsdale House is a block on Poplar High Street.

, E14

Abbot House, E14 Abbot House is a block on Smythe Street.

Abbot House, E14

Aberfeldy Street, E14 Aberfeldy Street runs south from Abbott Road.

Aberfeldy Street, E14

Accra Close, Accra Close lies within the postcode.

Accra Close,

Ada Gardens, E14 Ada Gardens runs north-south linking Blair Street and Dee Street.

Ada Gardens, E14

Adams House, E14 Adams House is a block on Aberfeldy Street.

Adams House, E14

Adderley Street, E14 Adderley Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Adderley Street, E14

Annabel Street, E14 Annabel Street was replaced by a school.

Annabel Street, E14

Arniston Way, E14 Arniston Way is a location in London.

Arniston Way, E14

Ashton Street, E14 Ashton Street was named for a local landowner.

Ashton Street, E14

Aspen Way, E14 Aspen Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Aspen Way, E14

Astoria Way, E14 Astoria Way is a location in London.

Astoria Way, E14

Athol Square, E14 Athol Square lies over the former location of Athol Street.

Athol Square, E14

Athol Street, E14 A pun on Scottish-themed road names probably caused Athol Street to be named and positioned below Blair Street - causing Blair Athol to be spelt out.

Athol Street, E14

Aurora House, E14 Aurora House is a building on Kerbey Street.

Aurora House, E14

Baffin Way, E14 Baffin Way is a newer road, dating from the 1990s.

Baffin Way, E14

Balfron Tower, E14 Balfron Tower is a building on Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approac.

Balfron Tower, E14

Balsam House, E14 Balsam House is sited on East India Dock Road.

Balsam House, E14

Benledi Street, E14 Benledi Street is one of the older streets in the district..

Benledi Street, E14

Billingsgate Market, E14 Billingsgate Market is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Billingsgate Market, E14

Biscayne Avenue, E14 Biscayne Avenue is a 1990s-vintage road

Biscayne Avenue, E14

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14 Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach is a road in the E14 postcode area

Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, E14

Blackwall Way, E14 Blackwall Way dates from the seventeenth century.

Blackwall Way, E14

Blair Street, E14 Blair Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Blair Street, E14

Blashill Court, E14 Blashill Court is a block on Cotton Street.

Blashill Court, E14

Blomfield House, E14 Blomfield House is a block on Hale Street.

Blomfield House, E14

Boardwalk, E14 Sophia Street was built in 1823 and demolished in 1939.

Boardwalk, E14

Brownfield Street, E14 Brownfield Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Brownfield Street, E14

Brunswick Road, E14 Brunswick Road, still extant at the southern end, was largely buried under the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach road.

Brunswick Road, E14

Bullivant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Bullivant Street, E14

Burcham Street, E14 Burcham Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Burcham Street, E14

Bygrove Street, E14 Bygrove Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Bygrove Street, E14

Camellia House, E14 Camellia House is a block on Cotton Street.

Camellia House, E14

Carmichael House, E14 Carmichael House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Carmichael House, E14

Carradale House, E14 Carradale House is a building on St Leonards Road.

Carradale House, E14

Castor Lane, E14 Castor Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Castor Lane, E14

Celestial House, E14 Celestial House can be found on Cordelia Street.

Celestial House, E14

Charrington Tower, E14 Charrington Tower is a block on Biscayne Avenue.

Charrington Tower, E14

Chilcot Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Chilcot Close, E14

Clarissa House, E14 Clarissa House is a block on Market Way.

Clarissa House, E14

Clove Crescent, E14 Clove Crescent is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Clove Crescent, E14

Collins House, E14 Collins House is located on Newby Place.

Collins House, E14

Commodore House, E14 Commodore House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Commodore House, E14

Cordelia Street, E14 Cordelia Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cordelia Street, E14

Cottage Street, E14 Cottage Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Cottage Street, E14

Cotton Street, E14 Cotton Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Cotton Street, E14

Cruse House, E14 Cruse House is located on Poplar High Street.

Cruse House, E14

Culloden Street, E14 Culloden Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Culloden Street, E14

Cygnet House, E14 Cygnet House is a block on Chrisp Street.

Cygnet House, E14

Dee Street, E14 Dee Street dates from the late nineteenth century.

Dee Street, E14

Delta Building, E14 Delta Building is a block on Ashton Street.

Delta Building, E14

Devitt House, E14 Devitt House is a block on Wade’s Place.

Devitt House, E14

Discovery House, E14 Discovery House can be found on Newby Place.

Discovery House, E14

Dominion Walk, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Dominion Walk, E14

Duff Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Duff Street, E14

Duke Of York House, E14 Duke Of York House is a block on East India Dock Road.

Duke Of York House, E14

East India Dock House, E14 East India Dock House is a block on East India Dock Road.

East India Dock House, E14

East India Dock Road, E14 East India Dock Road is an important artery connecting the City of London to Essex, and partly serves as the high street of Poplar

East India Dock Road, E14

East Quay, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

East Quay, E14

Elizabeth Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Elizabeth Close, E14

Ennis House, E14 Ennis House is a block on Vesey Path.

Ennis House, E14

Equinox Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Equinox Square, E14

Finchs Court Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Finchs Court Mews, E14

Finchs Court, E14 Finchs Court is a block on Finchs Court.

Finchs Court, E14

Fitzgerald House, E14 Fitzgerald House is a block on East India Dock Road.

Fitzgerald House, E14

Flora Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Flora Close, E14

Follett Street, E14 Follett Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Follett Street, E14

Fusion Building, E14 Fusion Building is a block on East India Dock Road.

Fusion Building, E14

Gaselee Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Gaselee Street, E14

Glenkerry House, E14 Glenkerry House is a housing block on the Brownfield Estate designed by the studio of the Brutalist architect Ernő Goldfinger.

Glenkerry House, E14

Good Hope House, E14 Good Hope House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Good Hope House, E14

Goodfaith House, E14 Goodfaith House is a block on Simpson’s Road.

Goodfaith House, E14

Goodspeed House, E14 Goodspeed House is a block on Simpson’s Road.

Goodspeed House, E14

Goodway Gardens, E14 Goodway Gardens is a road in the E14 postcode area

Goodway Gardens, E14

Goodwill House, E14 Goodwill House is a block on Simpson’s Road.

Goodwill House, E14

Grosvenor Buildings, E14 Grosvenor Buildings were a late nineteenth century development.

Grosvenor Buildings, E14

Grundy Street, E14 Grundy Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Grundy Street, E14

Hale Street, E14 Hale Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hale Street, E14

Harbour Way, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Harbour Way, E14

Harrow Lane, E14 Harrow Lane is a road in the E14 postcode area

Harrow Lane, E14

Hay Currie Street, E14 Hay Currie Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Hay Currie Street, E14

Heather House, E14 Heather House is a block on Dee Street.

Heather House, E14

Heckford House, E14 Heckford House is a block on Grundy Street.

Heckford House, E14

Ida Street, E14 Ida Street runs north and south of Brownfield Street.

Ida Street, E14

Indigo Mews, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Indigo Mews, E14

Jennifer House, E14 Jennifer House is sited on St Leonards Road.

Jennifer House, E14

Jeremiah House, E14 Jeremiah House is sited on Jeremiah Street.

Jeremiah House, E14

Jeremiah Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Jeremiah Street, E14

Jones House, E14 Jones House is a block on Blair Street.

Jones House, E14

Julius House, E14 Julius House is sited on East India Dock Road.

Julius House, E14

Kerbey Street, E14 Kerbey Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Kerbey Street, E14

Kilmore House, E14 Kilmore House is a block on East India Dock Road.

Kilmore House, E14

Landon Walk, E14 Landon Walk is a small walkway.

Landon Walk, E14

Langdon House, E14 Langdon House is a building on Ida Street.

Langdon House, E14

Lansbury Gardens, E14 British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935.

Lansbury Gardens, E14

Lawless House, E14 Lawless House is a block on Bazely Street.

Lawless House, E14

Leyland House, E14 Leyland House is a block on Hale Street.

Leyland House, E14

Lodore Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Lodore Street, E14

Lubbock House, E14 Lubbock House is a block on Simpson’s Road.

Lubbock House, E14

Mackrow Walk, E14 Mackrow Walk is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Mackrow Walk, E14

Malam Gardens, E14 Malam Gardens is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Malam Gardens, E14

Market Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Market Square, E14

Market Way, E14 Market Way is a road in the E14 postcode area

Market Way, E14

Martindale House, E14 Martindale House is a block on Simpsons Road.

Martindale House, E14

Meridian House, E14 Meridian House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Meridian House, E14

Mermaid House, E14 Mermaid House is a block on Bazely Street.

Mermaid House, E14

Michigan Building, E14 Michigan Building is a block on Biscayne Avenue.

Michigan Building, E14

Mikardo Court, E14 Mikardo Court is a building on Poplar High Street.

Mikardo Court, E14

Mountague Place, E14 This is a street in the E14 postcode area

Mountague Place, E14

Mulberry Place, E14 Mulberry Place is a block beside the entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel.

Mulberry Place, E14

Naval House, E14 Naval House is a building on Naval Row.

Naval House, E14

Naval Row, E14 Naval Row is an old road in Blackwall.

Naval Row, E14

Newby Place, E14 Newby Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Newby Place, E14

North Dockside, E14 North Dockside is a road in the E14 postcode area

North Dockside, E14

North Quay, E14 The North Quay development - approximately 3.28 hectares - was previously used as a construction laydown area for the Canary Wharf Elizabeth line station.

North Quay, E14

Norwich House, E14 Norwich House is a block on Cordelia Street.

Norwich House, E14

Norwood House, E14 Norwood House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Norwood House, E14

Nutmeg Lane, E14 Nutmeg Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Nutmeg Lane, E14

Oliphant Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Oliphant Street, E14

Ontario Tower, E14 Ontario Tower is a block on Fairmont Avenue.

Ontario Tower, E14

Panoramic Tower, E14 Panoramic Tower is a block on Hay Currie Street.

Panoramic Tower, E14

Paul Julius Close, E14 Paul Julius Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Paul Julius Close, E14

Plimsoll Close, E14 Plimsoll Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Plimsoll Close, E14

Pomfret Place, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Pomfret Place, E14

Poplar High Street, E14 Until the late nineteenth century Poplar High Street was the district’s principal street.

Poplar High Street, E14

Prestage Way, E14 Prestage Way is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Prestage Way, E14

Province Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Province Square, E14

Pumping House, E14 Pumping House is a block on Naval Row.

Pumping House, E14

Quixley Street, E14 Quixley Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Quixley Street, E14

Ricardo Street, E14 Ricardo Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Ricardo Street, E14

Rigden Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Rigden Street, E14

Robin Hood Gardens, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Robin Hood Gardens, E14

Robin Hood Lane, E14 Robin Hood Lane is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Robin Hood Lane, E14

Romney House, E14 Romney House is located on Naval Row.

Romney House, E14

Rook Street, E14 Rook Street - at first called Mary Street - ran between Poplar High Street and East India Road.

Rook Street, E14

rr, E14 Wooster Gardens runs from Dee Street to Blair Street.

rr, E14

Scott Russell Place, E14 Scott Russell Place is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Scott Russell Place, E14

Scouler Street, E14 Scouler Street lies off of Quixley Street.

Scouler Street, E14

Sherman House, E14 Sherman House is a block on Aberfeldy Street.

Sherman House, E14

Shirbutt Street, E14 Shirbutt Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Shirbutt Street, E14

Simpson’s Road, E14 Simpson’s Road is a road in the E14 postcode area

Simpson’s Road, E14

Skysail Building, E14 Skysail Building is located on Poplar High Street.

Skysail Building, E14

Smythe Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Smythe Street, E14

Southill Street, E14 Southill Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Southill Street, E14

St Frideswides Mews, SW18 St Frideswides Mews is a small street in Poplar.

St Frideswides Mews, SW18

St Leonards Road, SW18 St Leonard’s Road was once the only road through a rural Poplar - called Bow Lane and before that Poplar Lane.

St Leonards Road, SW18

St. Lawrence Street, E14 Albert Court North is a building in Blackwall.

St. Lawrence Street, E14

Stoneyard Lane, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Stoneyard Lane, E14

Storey House, E14 Storey House is located on Lawless Street.

Storey House, E14

Streamlight Tower, E14 Streamlight Tower is a building on Blackwall Way.

Streamlight Tower, E14

Sturry Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Sturry Street, E14

Susannah Street, E14 Susannah Street is a road in the E14 postcode area

Susannah Street, E14

Tapley Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Tapley Close, E14

Tartan House, E14 Tartan House is a block on Ettrick Street.

Tartan House, E14

The Arcade, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

The Arcade, E14

The Old Pump House, E14 The Old Pump House is a block on Prestons Road.

The Old Pump House, E14

Theseus House, E14 Theseus House is a block on Blair Street.

Theseus House, E14

Thistle House, E14 Thistle House is located on Dee Street.

Thistle House, E14

Trident House, E14 Trident House is a block on Blair Street.

Trident House, E14

Valencia Close, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Valencia Close, E14

Vesey Path, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Vesey Path, E14

Virginia House, E14 Virginia House is a block on Mountague Place.

Virginia House, E14

Webber Path, E14 Webber Path serves Blashill Court.

Webber Path, E14

Wharf View Court, E14 Wharf View Court is a block on Blair Street.

Wharf View Court, E14

Wickes House, E14 Wickes House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Wickes House, E14

Wigram House, E14 Wigram House is located on Wade’s Place.

Wigram House, E14

William Lax House, E14 William Lax House is a block on East India Dock Road.

William Lax House, E14

Williamsburg Plaza, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Williamsburg Plaza, E14

Willis House, E14 Willis House is a block on Poplar High Street.

Willis House, E14

Willis Street, E14 A street within the E14 postcode

Willis Street, E14

Winant House, E14 Winant House is a block on Simpson’s Road.

Winant House, E14

Woodall Close, E14 Woodall Close is a road in the E14 postcode area

Woodall Close, E14

Woodstock Terrace, E14 Woodstock Terrace is a road in the E14 postcode area

Woodstock Terrace, E14

Woolmore Street, E14 Woolmore Street is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

Woolmore Street, E14

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All Saints

All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar.

All Saints station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road and is opposite Chrisp Street Market.

There was a previous station on the same site, called Poplar station, which was served by the North London Railway.

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Northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel (1899) Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515421361 Licence:	Poplar (1910) TUM image id: 1556886600 Licence:	Poplar Baths (2005) Credit: Gordon Joly TUM image id: 1582639714 Licence: CC BY 2.0	West India Docks Old London postcard TUM image id: 1603381839 Licence:	The River Thames looking west as photographed from the restaurant at One Canada Place (2018) Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1686915908 Licence: CC BY 2.0
’Old Clo’ Women on Chrisp Street: Ashkenazi Jewish women working with shoddy and other old cloth ply their trade in Poplar Credit: ’KY’ (unknown early twentieth century photographer) TUM image id: 1682603883 Licence:	East India Road, Poplar It takes it name from the former East India Docks and its route was constructed between 1806 and 1812 as a branch of the Commercial Road. The road begins in the west at Burdett Road and continues to the River Lea bridge in the east in Canning Town. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1562851965 Licence:	Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left. Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection TUM image id: 1665500763 Licence:	Lochnagar Street, looking east towards Islay Wharf Before the coming of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road, there was a road called Brunswick Road from which Lochnagar Street ran and from which this photo was taken. This area of Poplar contains a large number of streets with Scottish names because they were built on an estate which had been bought by the McIntosh family in 1823. The initial letters of local street names were chosen alphabetically - Aberfeldy Street, Ailsa Street, Blair Street, Culloden Street, Dee Street, Ettrick Street, Findhorn Street, Leven Road, Oban Street, Portree Street, Spey Street, Teviot Street, Wyvis Street and Zetland Street. TUM image id: 1562852551 Licence:	Rook Street, Poplar decorated with flags, shrines and a banner in preparation for a Catholic procession, September 1914. TUM image id: 1660580248 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Blackwall station and its pier in the early 20th century. East India Dock Wall Road led to it. Credit: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ TUM image id: 1607093206 Licence:	A view of the West India Docks when they were newly built in 1802. TUM image id: 1685116994 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Brunswick Hotel at Blackwall in March 1929. Credit: A.G. Linney (Museum of London) TUM image id: 1607128127 Licence:	East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929). The photograph is taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents TUM image id: 1620309368 Licence:	View of West India Docks from the south east in 1840. This was an age when the British Navy ruled the waves and goods were being shipped to and from London from America, India and Africa. West India Quay was given the name because ships landed here from the Caribbean carrying sugar produced on the plantations of Jamaica by slaves TUM image id: 1685112906 Licence:

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Poplar Baths (2005)
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The River Thames looking west as photographed from the restaurant at One Canada Place (2018)
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’Old Clo’ Women on Chrisp Street: Ashkenazi Jewish women working with shoddy and other old cloth ply their trade in Poplar
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East India Road, Poplar It takes it name from the former East India Docks and its route was constructed between 1806 and 1812 as a branch of the Commercial Road. The road begins in the west at Burdett Road and continues to the River Lea bridge in the east in Canning Town.
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Air raid damage at Athol Street bus garage, Poplar View of the damage caused to the garage roof. It can be seen that several of the roofing panels are missing, whilst others are damaged. A line-up of seven STL-type buses can be seen on the left.
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East India Dock Gates and the entrance to Blackwall Tunnel (1929). The photograph is taken from the corner of Woolmore Street and Robin Hood Lane. In the background is the Poplar Hospital for Accidents
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